Borgia to Play for State Volleyball Title

Borgia sophomore rightside hitter Emma Kriete attacks the ball against Lutheran South during Class 3 pool play at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

Borgia and Hermann both will play for state volleyball championships on Saturday.

Playing in pool play matches Friday at the MSHSAA volleyball championships at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Borgia registered a 5-1 game record and a 2-0-1 match record in Class 3 to win its pool while Hermann had a 4-2 game record and a 2-1 match record in Class 2 to finish second in its pool.

The Lady Knights (32-3-2) will play Carl Junction for the Class 3 state crown Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Hermann (25-14) takes on St. Pius X (Festus) in the Class 2 title contest Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Lady Knights opened state play by splitting with Carl Junction, 18-25, 25-22. They followed that with wins over St. Pius X (Kansas City), 25-18, 25-9 and Lutheran South, 25-14, 25-21.

The Lady Bearcats had pool play victories over Fair Grove, 25-15, 25-17 and Summit Christian, 25-22, 25-13. They lost to St. Pius X, 26-24, 25-23.